# N8638E: 1960 Whittman Tailwind W-8, registration cancelled 2012-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Whittman Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-tailwind-w-8) (registry code 979020Z)
- Engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1-M
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 11, 1970
- Last registry action: March 10, 1994
- Mode S code: ABDD71
- Location: [Grand Rapids, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grand%20Rapids)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9457° N, 85.6138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49506, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8638E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8638E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8638E-2012-11-14

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Whittman Tailwind W-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-tailwind-w-8.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC71FFJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FFJ14), Sep 6, 1970: Wittman W8 (N8638E), Medina, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0068), Jun 30, 1966: Whitman W-8 (N8638E), Buffalo, NY, substantial damage

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